Memorial Day 2026
Memorial Day is a US holiday observed on the last Monday in May. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on May 30th? Students learn a little about the his...
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Cookie Calculations
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!
🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...
Will this be an El Niño winter?
The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) started to show changes to the Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in April and May of this year. Those temperatures are still rising which is a marker for the ...
Women's World Cup - How many matches are left?
The first round of Group play has finished and now the remaining teams start the second round of play. The teams have already played a lot of matches. How many? And, how many matches are left?
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Time to make your prom clothes ... with Duck Tape
Larissa Leon, from Texas, in her gorgeous Duck Tape prom gown.
If you are going to make your prom clothes then you should start soon ... and buy your Duck Tape.
Crafty teens can make their ...
Wind chill
The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather System chart to ...
Whole lot of cookies
This activity has been updated -- See the updated activity HERE
Gauss and our star of stars
How many stars are in this image and how did you count them?
For Adventurer members we have a teaching suggestions and our solution sheet.
Happy Friday the 13th!
Don't worry, 13 is a Happy number! Students learn a new function and test whether a number is Happy or Sad.
February 22, 2022
Why do you suppose we are posting this date as a topic for YummyMath?
What do you think is so special about this date?
Does this happen often? When might a similar day occur?